POSTED: Wednesday July 15th 2009
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NASCAR on ESPN Notes

ESPN Promotional Campaign Kicks Off with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Spot

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is featured in a new ESPN promotional spot now running in advance of the launch of ESPN’s coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, which begins July 26 with the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The spot can be viewed HERE.

Wallace, Gaughan In-Race Reporters for NASCAR at St. Louis

Drivers Steven Wallace and Brendan Gaughan will be In-Race Reporters during ESPN2’s live coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis on Saturday night, July 18, at 9 p.m. The two will talk with ESPN’s Rusty Wallace on the race’s pace laps and during caution periods.

USA Today Writer Joins NASCAR Now Monday Roundtable

USA Today motorsports writer Nate Ryan has joined the panel for NASCAR Now’s weekly roundtable discussion program airing Monday, July 20, at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. Associated Press motorsports writer Jenna Fryer and Ryan McGee of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine also will be panelists with host Mike Massaro.

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About NASCAR on ESPN:
ESPN and ABC have comprehensive, multi-platform coverage featuring telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, including the 10-race “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” on ABC. Additionally, ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season. All programming is produced totally in high definition. ESPN’s comprehensive, multimedia NASCAR coverage extends to ESPN.com, SportsCenter, ESPN the Magazine, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and ESPN International, among other ESPN platforms. ESPN aired 262 NASCAR Cup Races over a 20-year period starting in 1981 and returned to NASCAR coverage in 2007. The network’s award-winning, live flag-to-flag coverage on ESPN has been honored with 19 Sports Emmy Awards, as well as many industry honors. It is widely credited for helping to popularize the sport nationwide. NASCAR races have appeared on ABC for decades, beginning with broadcasts on the award-winning Wide World of Sports program in the 1960s.

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